The Shack

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Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his "Great Sadness," Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever.

In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!

Synopsis:

A grieving father receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him to meet in the Oregon wilderness where his daughter was brutally murdered. What he learns there is transforming readers around the world.

Synopsis:

Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.

About the Author

Wm. Paul Young was born a Canadian and raised among a Stone Age tribe by his missionary parents in the highlands of former New Guinea. He suffered great loss as a child and young adult and now enjoys the "wastefulness of grace" with his family in the Pacific Northwest.

What Our Readers Are Saying

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Talia, March 19, 2013 (view all comments by Talia)
I cannot believe how well I related with this book. Dealing with issues of grief in my own life and the battle of faith I then had 'The Shack' felt like it was speaking for me. I cannot express enough admiration and respect for this book. I highly recommend it to religious and non-religious readers alike.

Talia, March 19, 2013 (view all comments by Talia)
I cannot believe how well I related with this book. Dealing with issues of grief in my own life and the battle of faith I then had 'The Shack' felt like it was speaking for me. I cannot express enough admiration and respect for this book. I highly recommend it to religious and non-religious readers alike.

harrisonk064, January 21, 2013 (view all comments by harrisonk064)
WOW, A most inviting, revealing story about faith. You can truly experience transformation from reading a fiction book. Leaves you craving to find another great book to read. Looking forward to reading more works by Wm. Paul Young.

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A grieving father receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him to meet in the Oregon wilderness where his daughter was brutally murdered. What he learns there is transforming readers around the world.

"Synopsis"
by Google,
Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.

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